Bill Text: IL SB1539 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Requires lobbyists to file with the Secretary of State a written statement that describes the procedures that the lobbyist and lobbyist's client will follow if the lobbyist or client determines that the lobbyist's representation of the client creates a conflict of interest. Prohibits a lobbyist from representing a client if the representation involves a conflict of interest, unless otherwise provided in the agreement between the lobbyist and the party he or she represents.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB1539 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB1539-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB1539 Introduced 2/9/2017, by Sen. Chuck Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
25 ILCS 170/4.6 new
Amends the Lobbyist Registration Act. Requires lobbyists to file with the Secretary of State a written statement that describes the procedures that the lobbyist and lobbyist's client will follow if the lobbyist or client determines that the lobbyist's representation of the client creates a conflict of interest. Prohibits a lobbyist from representing a client if the representation involves a conflict of interest, unless otherwise provided in the agreement between the lobbyist and the party he or she represents.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Lobbyist Registration Act is amended by
adding Section 4.6 as follows:
(25 ILCS 170/4.6 new)
Sec. 4.6. Lobbyist conflict of interest.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), this Section does
not apply to a lobbyist if the lobbyist's activity under this
Section is governed by the Illinois Rules of Professional
Conduct of 2010 of the Illinois Supreme Court.
(b) As used in this Section, "conflict of interest" means a
circumstance where:
(1) the representation of a client will be directly
adverse to another client; or
(2) there is a significant risk that the representation
of one or more clients will be materially limited by the
lobbyist's responsibilities to (i) another client or (ii) a
personal interest of the lobbyist.
(c) A lobbyist shall file with the Secretary of State a
written statement that describes the procedures that the
lobbyist and the lobbyist's client will follow if the lobbyist
or client determines at any time that the lobbyist's

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representation of the client might involve a conflict of
interest. The lobbyist shall file the statement with the
Secretary at the time the lobbyist files the lobbyist's annual
registration. If the lobbyist's activity under this Section is
governed by the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct of 2010
of the Illinois Supreme Court, the lobbyist shall file a
statement to that effect with the Secretary.
(d) The statement filed under subsection (c) must be
included in the agreement between the lobbyist and the client
for the lobbyist's services as a lobbyist.
(e) A lobbyist may not represent a client if the
representation involves a conflict of interest, except as is
provided in the statement filed by the lobbyist under
subsection (c).